Wheelchair Tennis
The World Team Cup Qualification and VEMP International Wheelchair Tennis Open.
The Nigeria Tennis Federation has concluded arrangements to host the BNP Paribas World Team Cup 2023 scheduled to hold at the Tennis Centre, Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja on 8th – 11th February 2023. It is an ITF qualification event for African Countries to compete to qualify for the Wheelchair Tennis World Cup. Over seven […]
2020 CBN Senior Open winners in pictures
The 42nd edition of the CBN Senior Open Tennis Championship came to an end on Saturday at the National Tennis Centre in Abuja. 2020 CBN Senior Open winners in pictures: From the men’s singles, to the women’s singles, to the men’s and women’s doubles, to the wheelchair men’s and women’s singles; here are the pictures […]
CBN Senior Open: Final Day in Pictures
Day 9 was the grand finale of the 42nd edition of the CBN Senior Open Tennis Championship. There were four finals on display: The Men’s Singles final, The Women’s Singles final, The Men’s Wheelchair final and the Women’s Wheelchair final. Here are the best pictures to describe what happened on the day.
2020 CBN Senior Open: How much will players earn?
The total prize money on offer at one of the most prestigious Tennis Championships in Nigeria, CBN Senior Open Tennis Championship has been released. Winners of the 2020 tournament will get N2,340,000 which is around 18% of the total prize money. Men and Women will receive the same amount of prize money just like last […]
42nd CBN Senior Open Tennis Championship Set For November
The 42nd edition of the CBN Senior Open Tennis Championship will get underway in November at the National Tennis Court in Abuja. This is the first Senior Tournament, since sports resumed to normalcy, following the Covid-19 pandemic. The tournament is expected to serve off on November 6 through to 14. The CBN Senior Open, which […]
Team Nigeria continue to impress at Wheelchair World Team Cup qualifiers in Nairobi
The Nigerian wheelchair team, comprising Alex Adewale, Wasiu Yusuf and William Ukari, at the World Team Cup Africa qualifying event in Nairobi, Kenya have been really impressive in the competition so far. Nigeria, placed in Pool B alongside Egypt, Ghana and Morocco, have won all two ties they’ve played so far, beating Egypt 3-0 before […]
Nairobi Open: Adewale, Yusuf fall short in doubles semis
Alex Adewale and Wasiu Yusuf’s title-defense hopes were dashed in the doubles semifinals, as the duo lost in straight sets at the Nairobi Open on Tuesday. Adewale and Yusuf, bidding to defend their doubles title at the $3,000 clay-court event in Kenya, had moved into the semifinals, following a dominant 6-2, 6-1 victory over Egypt’s […]
Adewale, Yusuf & Ukari to represent Nigeria at Wheelchair World Team Cup Africa qualifiers in Kenya
Nigeria’s Alex Adewale, Wasiu Yusuf and Williams Ukari will represent Nigeria at the Wheelchair Tennis World Team Cup Africa qualifiers in Nairobi, Kenya this month. The trio will also compete at the Nairobi Open—a clay-court ITF Futures event—in Kenya in a bid to secure vital ITF ranking points ahead of the Tokyo Paralympics. The Nairobi […]